This Blood Libel Brought to You by the West — Following a rash of criticism from U.S. Jewish groups, a Palestinian nonprofit funded by Western governments has apologized for accusing Jewish people of using “Christian blood” during the Passover holiday. — Miftah, a Palestinian nonprofit group founded …

Casey: I support gay marriage — Sen. Bob Casey has announced his support for gay marriage in an interview with The Morning Call. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES / April 1, 2013) — WASHINGTON - Sen. Bob Casey told The Morning Call on Monday he now supports same-sex marriage.

James E. Hansen Retiring From NASA to Fight Global Warming — James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases.

Lady Gaga turned down $1 million to perform at RNC … Not even a million dollars could convince Lady Gaga to perform at last summer's Republican National Convention. — The snub by the pop star is included in a lawsuit filed by a powerful Republican nonprofit fundraising organization …

The Simple Reason Why Goodreads Is So Valuable to Amazon — Amazon is the king of online booksellers and, by most accounts, the most feared player in publishing. Yet last week it shelled out a reported $150 million to buy up Goodreads, a social network for book nerds with a devoted but far from enormous 16 million members.

Justin Amash: The House's new Ron Paul — When it comes to the House of Representatives, Justin Amash is the new Ron Paul. — The Michigan congressman, only 32, sees himself as a leader of “the second generation” of Paulites in the lower chamber. Sen. Rand Paul moved quickly to present himself …

Lawsuit over health care tax could kill ‘Obamacare’ — “Obamacare” looks increasingly inevitable, but one lawsuit making its way through the court system could pull the plug on the sweeping federal health care law. — A challenge filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation contends …

Perry doubles down against ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion — At a press conference where he was flanked by other conservatives, Perry argued expanding the health insurance program for the poor would make Texas “hostage” to the federal government. — “It would benefit no one in our state …

Choice of Plans Under Health Law Delayed for Small Firms — WASHINGTON — Unable to meet tight deadlines in the new health care law, the Obama administration is delaying parts of a program intended to provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and their employees — a major selling point for the health care legislation.

NPR's First Person Shooter Fantasy — Before your read this story keep in mind that the killer at Sandy Hook was addicted to violent video games. So of course NPR decides that violent first-person shooter video games are great art. Well .... this one is because it's irresistible to the NPR producers.

Judge: Stockton, Calif., Can File for Bankruptcy — A judge accepted the California city of Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, making it the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy. — U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said the bankruptcy declaration was needed …

On China's State-Sponsored Amnesia — IN March 2012 I met Torbjorn Loden, the Swedish professor of Chinese language and culture, in Hong Kong. He told me that while briefly teaching at Hong Kong's City University he asked the 40 students from China in his class what they knew about the June 4 Incident …

Connecticut lawmakers agree on tough gun control bill — Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state, including a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines …

March was bloodiest month in Syria war: rights group — (Reuters) - March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria's two-year conflict, with more than 6,000 people killed, a third of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday. — The group opposes President Bashar al-Assad …

Human Rights Campaign Statement on March 27 Events — In the midst of a tremendously historic week for our community, two unfortunate incidents at the United for Marriage event at the Supreme Court last week have caused pain in the community. In one case, a trans activist was asked to remove …

Lessons From a Comeback — Modern movement conservatism, which transformed the G.O.P. from the moderate party of Dwight Eisenhower into the radical right-wing organization we see today, was largely born in California. The Golden State, even more than the South, created today's religious conservatism …

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